Aso denies saying that he won't take Y12,000 handout

Thursday 05th February, 12:09 PM JST

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Noripinhead at 10:50 AM JST - 5th February

That amount would barely cover his daily night caps at the fancy hotel bar he frequents.
whitepocky at 10:59 AM JST - 5th February

Could we stay at the Shangri-la, that has free Wi-fi connections may I add, for JPY12,000?
timorborder at 12:16 PM JST - 5th February

What a magnanimous guy!!! Hope everybody remembers this fine sense of morals at the next elections? (choke)
proxy at 01:10 PM JST - 5th February

Hurry up and pass out the money, I want to go shopping!
randomenigma at 01:18 PM JST - 5th February

noborito: (a) The one who said that line was not a leader but the wife of a leader; (b) it wasn't cake in the first place, but something way closer to bread; (c) it should be "eat", not "give". 3X Combo!
mongolia at 02:17 PM JST - 5th February

good, ganbare
sf2k at 03:19 PM JST - 5th February

how low can he go? let's watch!
smithinjapan at 03:40 PM JST - 5th February

Thanks to this wonderful gift of 12,000 yen, that will be the mere tax, plus another 3000 yen, on a purchase of a hundred thousand yen in about two years time. Pretty good deal for the government; they give you 12,000 now and you then pay triple the present consumption tax for the rest of your life. Plus the banks get all the transfer payments for the 12,000, which total BILLIONS.
bacster at 03:43 PM JST - 5th February

will the goverment going to deduct a tax for handing out 12,000?
williamsmith at 04:12 PM JST - 5th February

What are these jokers doing? Is there are value to this after the cost of administration and time wasted talking and debating about it.
Totillytarian at 09:34 PM JST - 5th February

HOW do we get this free handout anyway?
amakuri at 10:55 PM JST - 5th February

All this quibble over a pathetic amount of money. What a waste of time and tax payers money. I hope no one is desperately waiting for their next meal. We might hear about them on the news found starved to death in their apartment....hurry up and just hand it out.
Sarge at 11:23 PM JST - 5th February

It wouldn't pay for one of his socks"

I think it might just pay for a couple pairs of his socks.

"I hope no one is desperately waiting for their next meal"

You're going to be disappointed. There's a whole slew of people desperately wondering how they're going to get their next meal. But at least the homeless guy I gave a hamburger to today won't starve today, anyway.
Triumvere at 11:24 PM JST - 5th February

Why... just... why?

What can they possibly gain from this? 12,000 yen? You can't be serious!?
yabits at 06:41 AM JST - 6th February

He may have just misread his earlier statement.